December 2016

“Reaching Out Report” the Greene County Extension Newsletter

2400 S. Scenic Ave., Springfield, Mo. 65807 Email: greeneco@missouri.edu * Tel: (417) 881-8909

December 2016 *

Vol. 9, Issue 12

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Each month read updates and reports on these University of Missouri Extension programs in Greene County:  Nutrition  Community and Human Development  Horticulture  Agriculture  4-H Youth  Local Foods  Local Programs Each “Reaching Out Report” is used by Greene County Extension specialists to concisely communicate activities, contacts and events to members of the Greene County Extension Council, Greene County Commission and residents of Greene County. For more about this report contact David Burton, civic communication specialist, at (417) 881-8909.

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County Commission Agriculture Tour

Greene County Commissioners and other county staff participated in a University of Missouri Extension organized “County Commission Agriculture Tour” Nov. 17 to get a sense of some of the trends and changes in agriculture in the Greene County. More photos and information about the tour were shared via social media, online, and on page 4.

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Great Game of Business for Government

Great Game of Business for Government: Greene County Extension Version

Update: Greene County Extension specialists and staff will participate in a day-long GGOB retreat on Friday, Dec. 2. The goal of the retreat is to plan out the 2017 program calendar with a special focus on programs that require paid registration.

Our goal is to have one or two programs each month that everyone in the office can focus on to help promote and to participate in at some point. Having one or two featured programs each month will also help us target our advertising and marketing efforts on programs that contribute to the bottom-line of the office’s financial needs.

Staff will also plan out a minimum of four mini-games for 2017 and will discuss ways to better incorporate Greene County Extension Council members in to those mini-games.

Council “Whack a Mole” Game Points: YTD: 949 / Goal by end of January: 1150 DRIVERS AND GOALS FOR 2016 DRIVER #1 2016 Soil tests (Current/Goal/Diff)

YTD 376

Goal 370

Difference -6

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125

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800

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#s for past years: 2010: 436; 2011: 519; 2012: 703; 2013: 367; 2014: 306; 2015: 332

DRIVER #2

2016 Total # of donors (Current/Goal/Diff) #s for past years: 2013 = 135; 2014= 115; 2015 = 102

DRIVER #3

Total registered students (Current/Goal/Diff)

#s for past years: 2011=479; 2012=340; 2013=330; 2014=541; 2015 = 660

Starting in Nov. 2016 our scorecard will only be online, our office wall, or as a separate printout.

This page will be used to showcase other Great Game topics, mini-game results and drivers/goals.

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Family Nutrition Education Program Becky Roark

Nutrition Program Associate

Family Nutrition Education Program

2160 W. Chesterfield Blvd. Suite F200 Chesterfield Village, Springfield, Mo. Tel: 417-886-2059 * http://missourifamilies.org

Sherri Hull

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Victory Mission Family Ministries – Display and Discussion on Food Safety 189 Adults Horace Mann Elem 2nd-5th grades – 230 Students Fossett Bois D’ Arc Elem 4th-6th grades – 135 Students Jordan Valley Health Center – Eating Smart Being Active – 6 Adults Crimson House – Eating Smart Being Active – 2 Adults Springfield Housing Authority Madison and South Towers – 13 Adults Hovey House - 29 Adults

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Jennifer Nevatt Program Manager

Doing planning for 2017 and training area nutrition educators.

Marty Wood

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Willard WIC – “Eating Smart, Being Active,” 21 adults Willard Food Pantry – Display, 27 families Pregnancy Care Center – “Eating Smart, Being Active,” 67 adults People Helping People – Display, 29 adults Crosslines - Display, 1764 adults Hand Extended Food Pantry – “Healthy Change Workshops,” 88 adults

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Sharing Via Twitter

We welcome your feedback, event pictures and comments about what you learned at an event on Twitter @MUExtension417 or #MUExtension417 Online at http://extension.missouri.edu

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Agriculture

County Commissioners Ag Tour Nov. 17 Rated a Success Greene County Commissioners and other members of Greene County leadership participated in a tour of local agriculture assets on Thursday, Nov. 17. The tour visited examples of urban farming, beef farming/grazing, farmto-school and farm to table projects and a 95year old agriculture business.

“Agribusiness makes a significant contribution to our regional economy, and we wanted to get a more in-depth look at some of the local operations that are a vital part of that industry in Greene County,” said 1st District Commissioner Harold Bengsch.

Greene County Commissioners made their first stop at Sunny Spring Farm owned by Bill and Stacey Shields at 1248 N. State Hwy. T, Bois D'arc. The Shields have an intensive grazing management grass/cattle operation.

Dan Bigbee’s urban Fasnight Creek Farm at 1366 S Fort Ave., Springfield was

the second tour stop. The biggest opportunity he sees is all of the vacant land inside the city that is mowed and seen as a liability but could be suitable for farming.

At noon, the group enjoyed a sponsored lunch of locally sourced foods at the Metropolitan Farmer, 2144 E Republic Rd, Springfield, Mo. Chef Wes J ohnson discussed the process of sourcing locally grown foods for his restaurant.

Commissioners learned about the Farm to School movement in Greene County with a stop at Hickory Hills School, 4650 East State Highway YY, Springfield. Spr ingfield Public Schools Farm to School Coordinator Stephanie Smith and Kay Johnson, a Master Gardener, led the tour of the rooftop garden and school greenhouse.

The final stop at Crescent Mill at 1022 W Phelps St, Springfield showcased the oldest remaining feed mill in Greene County.

Extension specialists participating in this tour include Pam Duitsman, Patrick Byers, David Burton and Tim Schnakenberg.

Master Beekeeper Course in Springfield Jan. 14 “Introduction to Bees and Beekeeping” WHERE: Botanical Center, 2400 S. Scenic Ave., Springfield, Mo. WHEN: 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 14 COSTS: $75 per person for book and class REGISTER: Held at the Gr eene County MU Extension office, by telephone or online at http://extension.missouri.edu/greene TEACHER: Dan Cropper, certified beekeeper from West Plains, Mo. Online at http://extension.missouri.edu

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Civic Communication Specialist & County Program Director Changes to Monthly Council Agenda A written County Program Director report will free up the agenda each month to discuss: 1) possible future programs with the council; 2) our program and event calendar; 3) an extension specialist presentation; 4) and give a financial education component as part of the Great Game of Business.

Services of Bookkeeper Retained Lisa Pearson of Lisa’s Bookkeeping has been hired and once a month she will visit our office for about three hours to input bills, reconcile checking and credit card accounts, and do other necessary paperwork for checks (including payroll) and financial reports at a cost of $75 per hour. Office manager will continue to manage daily funds and deposits (with my oversight). Hiring a qualified bookkeeper provides a needed layer of security/protection for the office audit trail, provides back-up should our office manager be gone, and frees up the office manager’s time to better help the office, CPD and customers. This move is necessary in advance of funding any 4-H positions. Maggie has met twice with Lisa who has made recommendations on modifications to accounts and reporting. The goal is also to increase transparency in our reports and improve our accounting practices.

Withdrawal from campus fund Greene County Extension maintains a gift account at MU and once a year we transfer monies from that account to the local Greene County Extension checking account to fund office operations. The monies in this account come from online donations during the year and interest from our endowment.

These are amounts available for withdrawal from the “Greene County Extension Endowment Distribution Account” as of June 30, 2016: Online gifts in 2016: $2,174.51; Endowment interest: $146.52.

Fundraising Report  Donor numbers for our fall campaign are down $2,000. The decrease is likely due to the timing of the mailing this year since postcards arrived with political mail.  I’m working with University of Missouri David Burton staff on a MU Giving Civic communication Week in March. burtond@missouri.edu Greene County Extension will participate as a pilot as a way to improve our outreach with MU alumni.

Great Game of Business/Non-Profits Attended a Great Game of Business training offered by Community Foundation of the Ozarks. Jay Chism and Dr. Pam Duitsman attended with me and 25 other non-profit representatives. We learned about the success Big Brothers/Big Sisters has had using the Great Game from Mizzou graduate and former BBBS director Katie Davis. We also got some great ideas from the program.

1) The way council members are included in the game will be changed in 2017.

2) We are adding a more visible financial scorecard to the office managers office, our website and social media; 3) Put up a poster with information explaining our office involvement in GGOB; 4) Our 10-minute staff huddles are being changed to Tuesday afternoons in 2017.

5) Researching how to move annual profits to endowment fund to build it.

6) Remove scorecard from newsletter.

David Burton’s focus of work as civic communication specialist: Community engagement thr ough communication and media relations, leading and moderating focus groups, non-profit education, social media in support of disaster recovery, marketing extension regionally, heritage tourism; and engaging council members with media relations efforts like the Southwest Region News Service.

As county program director: David also works with the elected council to operate, fund and administer the local Greene County Extension office and to plan local programs, to engage council members in this and other work, and to generate local revenue to support programs in Greene County.

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Civic Communication Specialist & County Program Director Council meeting lunches Future council meetings will have food available for purchase by those who register prior to our meeting. Staff enjoys the convenience and believe it is important to have for guests since these are noon meetings. I have researched the start of council lunches and it corresponds with the approval of the 2016 budget by the council in January. Council did not vote on a motion related to food at noon meetings (council members requested it in the budget as part of moving meetings to noon and wanting to feel appreciated). However what council did discuss and vote on was the budget recommendation which clearly listed noon lunches. Tammy VanForester’s motion in 2014 was for meals at evening meetings, specifically.

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Media Reach for the Month Based on my intensive tracking of media, these numbers apply to SW Region News:  Traditional media views of stories for the month: 2.06 million  Facebook views of Southwest Region News for month: 127,882  Total social and traditional media impressions created by in 2016: 6.12 million  Wrote/edited 42 media releases and 14 newspaper and magazine columns.  Taught a media, marketing and social media session for country administrative assistants in the SW Region  Online readership of our monthly newsletter has decreased this year to below 500 per month.

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Horticulture Specialist Community Contact:

TV and Radio  2 live interviews with KOLR10’s John Ziegler Print media  Contributed to several articles and interviews Requests for information  Telephone contacts – 27 for advisement  Email contacts – 13 contacts  Office visits, professional contacts – 1 for consultation and advisement  Farm site visits – 6 for consultation and advisement Programs Presented:  “Plant Propagation” core training (x 2), Master Gardeners of Christian County and Master Gardeners of the Ozarks (11.1.16)  “Site Selection and Preparation,” Community Gardens workshop, Joplin (11.2.16)  “Beyond the Soil Test,” Advanced Soils MG Training, Springfield (11.2.16)  “Fireblight,” guest lecture, MSU Plant Pathology class, Springfield (11.3.16)  “Safe Production and Handling Practices for Community Gardens,” NACD workshop series, Springfield (11.6.16)  “Plant Propagation,” Springfield Catholic HS gardening class, Springfield (11.7.16)  “Vegetable Gardening through the Winter,” Heirloom Seed Library gardening series, Springfield (11.10.16)  “Home Fruit Production” core training, Master Gardeners of McDonald County (11.15.16)  “Fall/Winter Management of the Shift Trellis,” Commercial Blackberry Workshop, Mount Vernon (11.16.16)  “Missouri-Grown Curriculum,” Small Farm Profitability ISE, Springfield (11.18.16) Coordinated:  Wright County IDA youth gardening project planning meeting, Mansfield (11.10.16)  PPAT for Hmong farmers, Fairview (11.14.16)  Garlic planting date study – three planting dates at Braker Farm  Master Gardeners of Greene County board meeting, Springfield (10.31.16)  Master Gardeners of Greene County chapter meeting, Springfield (11.8.16)  Springfield Plateau Master Naturalists board

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meeting, Springfield (11.9.16) Springfield Plateau Master Naturalists chapter meeting, Springfield (11.21.16) Horticulture soil test reports - recommendations and distribution for SW region – 35 reports during reporting period

Patrick Byers Horticulture

Participated in: byerspl@missouri.edu  Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District board meeting, Springfield (11.8.16)  Ozarks Technical Community College Agriculture/Turf/Landscape Management advisory board meeting, Springfield (11.15.16)  Greene County Agriculture Tour (11.17.16) Upcoming programming and events  Garlic study activities  Hops study activities  Blackberry study activities  “Preparing the vegetable garden for spring,” Heirloom Seed Library gardening series, Springfield (11.28.16)  FSMA Train the Trainer ISE, Olathe, KS (11/29/16-11/30/16)  Greene County Extension retreat, Springfield (12/2/16)  “Home Vegetable Production” core training, Master Gardeners of McDonald County (12.6.16)  "Caring for your Christmas Plants - Christmas Cactus, Amaryllis and Poinsettia." Hillbilly Garden club meeting, Springfield (12.7.16)  “Home Fruit Production” core training (x 2), Master Gardeners of Christian County and Master Gardeners of the Ozarks (12.13.16)  High Tunnel Production workshop, Alton (12.16.16)

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Horticulture Specialist

Small Farm ISE

At left, farmers Jan Wooten, David Middleton, and Curtis Millsap share experience with small farm profitability at the recent “Generating Income from Small Acreages” inservice education event (ISE) in Springfield.

Garlic Study

Patrick Byers and Kelly McGowan, along with Dr. Clydette Allsup and Esther Nelson (Missouri State University), are researching the best planting dates for three strains of garlic in southwest Missouri. The two plantings are in Greene and Jasper counties.

Blackberry Study

Farmers join Dr. Amanda McWhirt (University of Arkansas) at the Commercial Blackberry Workshop, Mount Vernon.”

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Horticulture Specialist Master Gardener Training Begins Feb. 16 in Greene County Opportunities to gain and share horticultural knowledge are available through University of Missouri Extension’s Master Gardener program in Greene County.

The Master Gardener core training sessions will be held Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., starting Feb. 16 and running through April 6. Most of the classes will be held at the Botanical Center, 2400 South Scenic, Springfield with a few of the classes being held at the Library Station in Springfield.

A total of 13 three-hour sessions taught by trained professionals and will cover horticulture principles and practices. Ornamentals, turf, vegetables, fruit crops and landscape design are some of the subjects covered through this course.

The cost to attend the classes is $150 per person or $255 for couples sharing a textbook. If interested in the training or for more information, contact Kelly McGowan, horticulture educator with

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MU Extension, at 874-2965 or by email at mcgowank@missouri.edu.

Master Gardeners become University of Missouri Extension volunteers and assist with horticulture education in the community. Thirty volunteer hours from participants are required the first year after training. Following that, 20 volunteer service hours and six continuing education hours are required each year to remain an active Master Gardener.

$3 OFF Soil Tests During December!

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Horticulture Educator and Master Gardeners Media  Ozarks Living magazine article‘American Chestnut in Missouri’  11/17/16-KOLR 10 live TV spot on Midday news- ‘Planting Spring Blooming Bulbs’ Individual Consultations  Phone Calls, office visits, farm/site visits, emails-26 Programs Presented  11/10/16-Taney County MG Core training presentation ‘Vegetables’  11/10/16-Christian County MG core training presentation ‘Vegetables’

Feedback from a client

“Thank you for the KOLR 10 segment on ‘Planting Spring Blooming Bulbs’. I am wanting to plant bulbs around my son’s memorial and thought it was too late. After watching the segment, McGowan I am pleased to learn Kelly Horticulture Educator that because of the ex- mcgowank@missouri.edu tended period of warm weather there is still time.”

Programs, Meetings and Activities  10/31/16-Master Gardeners of Greene County board meeting  11/2/16-Webb City Community Garden Workshop  11/7/16-Master Gardeners of Greene County end of season Hotline meeting  11/17/16-Park Partner End of Year Meeting  11/18/16-Generating Income from Small Acreages ISE  November 2016-Fall Coursework for MS- ‘Agroforestry for Watershed Restoration’ and thesis research for ‘Elderberry Flower Production in Missouri’ project Upcoming Programming  11/29/16-McDonald County MG core training presentation ‘Establishment and Care of Herbaceous Ornamental Plants’  1/12/17-1/14/17-Great Plains Growers Conference; St. Joseph, MO th  1/26/17-8 Annual Agroforestry Symposium; Columbia, MO  1/31/17 and 2/2/17-Master Gardeners of Greene County 2017 Core Training orientation sessions Online at http://extension.missouri.edu

The Master Gardener Program is a popular and successful statewide volunteer community-service organization administered through University of Missouri Extension. The organization’s goal is to train gardeners who are willing to share their knowledge with others. Master Gardeners become volunteers of University of Missouri Extension and donate hours for community educational projects in horticulture. Volunteer activities include working with non-profit organizations, maintaining community gardens, conducting workshops, participating in a Master Gardener speakers’ bureau and staffing the Master Gardener “Hotline.” The Master Gardeners of Greene County boasts of over 275 members. For more information visit the chapter website at http://www.mggreene.org.

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4-H Report for Greene County

Greene County 4-H’ers Excel

The Greene County 4-H Hippology Team represented Missouri at the National Hippology Contest in Louisville, Kentucky. The team placed 11th in the nation, finishing 6th in judging portion and 8th in team problem. Team members are AB Burkhart, Mattie Cobban, Cara Driskell and Ella O’Connor. They are coached by volunteers Gail Driskell and Jean Cobban.

Greene County was represented at the North American International Livestock Expo Dairy Cattle judging contest. Gr eene County 4-H member Lora Wright was a member of the team that finished 5th overall.

Two members of Greene County 4-H were recently named to state shooting sports teams.

Seiler Johnson and Laura Hogan will represent Missouri at the national contest next summer.

Seiler is a member of the small-bore rifle team and Laura is a member of the small-bore pistol team.

Greene County held their 4-H Recognition event on Saturday, Nov. 19. Approximately 100 people were in attendance as numerous project, leadership and special awards were given out.

The new 4-H year is underway, and enrollment is ongoing. There are two potential new clubs on the horizon.

The North American International Livestock Expo Dairy Cattle Judging Team that placed 5th. Lora Wright (student far right).

More About 4-H

As the largest out-of-school youth organization in the world, 4-H is open to all boys and girls, ages 5 to18. Children who are five to seven years old are eligible for 4H Clover Kids, an introductory program. Youths who are 8 to 18 years of age can select from a variety of 4-H projects and activities that stress social and life skills in areas like decision making, communication, social interaction, civic responsibility and physical skills. Children do not have to live on a farm to join 4-H. Pr oject opportunities include computers, robotics, foods and nutrition, horticulture, large and small animals and more. Missouri 4-H is University of Missouri Extension's youth development program.

Learn more online.

Contact 4-H Youth Development Specialist Karla Deaver at the Lawrence County Extension office by telephone at 417/466-3102 or by email at deaverk@missouri.edu.

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Nutrition and Food Policy Voices for Food Project:

Pam’s work as state-wide Coordinator for the Voices for Food project has continued in earnest this past month. Food Insecurity surveys have been conducted over the past month with Food Pantry Clients, Food Pantry Staff and Directors, Food Council members, and Community Stakeholders. The surveys provide information for USDA on the level of Food Insecurity in SW Missouri, and also on the level of community engagement in agricultural and other activities to alleviate hunger. Since August, over 550 surveys have been collected from Food Insecure individuals. In addition to data collection, multiple nutrition education classes were held this past month, three Food Policy councils met. Planning meetings for grant proposals and for upcoming workshops were conducted, and several community level programs for food insecure individuals were coordinated and supported. This project focuses on working with communities to develop and implement sustainable solutions to increase availability and access to healthy foods. Pam is the state coordinator of this a federally funded six-state research project, focused on improving Community Food Security.

Stock Healthy Shop Healthy:

Pam has entered into a contractual agreement with partners to provide this program at two grocer sites over the next year. A partner training was held this past month.

community efforts and Community Food System projects.

Ozarks Food Harvest posted this sign between their Hightunnels in recognition of our work and partnership:

Pam Duitsman

Nutrition Specialist duitsmanp@missouri.edu

Pam’s additional work and outcomes for Greene County this month:  Individual consultation to individuals/farms/ businesses/organizations — 28  Two media releases  Greene County Commissioner’s Agriculture Tour

Ozark Regional Food Policy Council:

The Executive Council has been meeting biweekly to focus on building sustainability and structure for ongoing work. Meetings this past month focused on developing a key partnership to move local food forward. Members continue to support many

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Contact Nutrition and Health Education Specialist Dr. Pam Duitsman at (417) 881-8909 or by email at duitsmanp@missouri.edu.

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Local Food Presentations, Projects and Education:

Pam presented three Local Food presentations and two Farm-to-school presentations this month. She also partnered in the planning for two programs coming up this fall, and three others next spring.

Pam also assisted with three Junior Chef events this past month. Junior Chef events this past month involved 33 teams of K-8th grade students. Over 160 youth and over 250 parents participated.

Space for Rent

The Botanical Center offers meeting space for social gatherings and business functions.

Contact us for your needs!

Springfield Botanical Gardens at Nathanael Greene Close Memorial Park.

417-891-1515 | www.botanicalcenter.org

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Program Calendar Online

The most up-to-date list of reported upcoming MU Extension programs in Greene County is available online at http://extension.missouri.edu/greene Calendar visible on right side of page.

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Human Development Specialist

Renette Wardlow Human Development wardlowr@missouri.edu

Above, Wardlow leading a session for area OACAC Head Start teachers.

OACAC Head Start Teachers attend training

Twenty -seven OACAC Head Start teachers participated in a three-hour workshop offered by University Extension. The teachers are required to participate in training each year to maintain their accreditation. The first half of the session was dedicated to examining challenging behaviors from both the perspective of a child and an adult. The course, “See as a Child, feel as a Child,” is designed to approach such issues as picky eaters, temper tantrums, biting, spitting, and other issues that Head Start teachers face every day. The teachers were offered real solutions to these frustrating behaviors. The second half of the workshop focused on the topic, “Avoid Behavior Problems by Teaching Self Control.” This session addresses some of the most common behavioral problems of young children. Teachers were offered solutions to combat behaviors such as hitting and power struggles.

Day Care Training Comes to an end for 2016

Each year, child day care providers are required to participate in a minimum of 12 clock hours of training. Fifty providers from Christian, Stone and Taney Counties attended four different 3 hour sessions. Session topics included behavior problems, self-control, turning good play into great play, building positive relationships with children, teaching children respect and tolerance, and is there a vaccine for rudeness.

Stay Strong Stay Healthy

Five, sixteen session, workshops are being held in the SW region for senior citizens. We are about half way through each series. Seniors are feeling stronger; they say that they have better balance and are more flexible since they began the class. Seventy-one senior citizens from Galena, Republic, Ash Grove, Northview Senior Center in Springfield or the Southside Senior Center in Springfield. The workshops are funded by the Greene County Senior Tax fund. A second proposal will be written to conduct the Advanced Stay Strong, Stay Healthy class in Republic, and to offer the basic class to Senior Citizens in Rogersville and Strafford.

To learn more about local programs impacting children and families, contact Human Development Specialist Renette Wardlow at (417) 881-8909 or by email at wardlowr@missouri.edu.

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Can I Help You? Maggie Black can help customers with material needs, soil tests and program registrations. Contact her at the Greene County Extension Center or email her direct at Maggie Black blackmag@missouri.edu. Maggie Black joined Greene County Extension in 2015.

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Extension Council Officers

The following individuals are officers during 2016  Matthew Simpson, chairman  Kip Thompson, vice-chairman  Randy Bakerink, treasurer  Morgan Ash, secretary See our website (http://extension.missouri.edu/greene) for a complete listing of council members.

Direct Phone Lines for Extension Staff

Corporate Sponsors Greene County Commission 933 N. Robberson Ave., Springfield, MO http://www.greenecountymo.org/ Springfield-Greene County Park Board, Ph 417-864-1049, www.parkboard.org Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District, Ph.417-831-5246 http://swcd.mo.gov/greene/index.html.

Greene County Extension Office located inside the Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center

2400 S. Scenic Ave., Springfield, Mo. 65807 Tel: (417) 881-8909 greeneco@missouri.edu Office hours: Monday - Friday * 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Maggie Black, Office Manager - 874-2953 David Burton, Civic Communication/CPD - 874-2954 Jeff Barber, Housing & Environ. Design -- 874-2955 Patrick Byers, Horticulture Specialist -- 874-2956 Dr. Pam Duitsman, Nutrition Specialist -- 874-2957 Kelly McGowan, Horticulture Educator -- 874-2965 Renette Wardlow, Human Development -- 874-2966 Master Gardeners Hotline -- 874-2963 Family Nutrition Education Program-417-886-2059

Extension/Partner Meetings

County Commission Meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays of month; confirm agenda and meeting at http://www.greenecountymo.org/commission.

Commission building, Springfield, at 9:30 a.m.

Park Board Meetings: Second Fr iday of each month, 8:30 a.m. Call 864-1049 to confirm.

4-H Leader’s Council Meetings: 3r d Thur sday of the month (except July),7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2852 S Dayton Ave, Springfield.

Greene County 4-H Foundation: meets 3r d Thursday of each month at Panera Bread on Battlefield (across from the Mall) starting at 6 p.m.

Master Gardeners of Greene County—board meeting: Fir st Monday of each month at 4:30 p.m. at the Botanical Center.

Master Naturalists Board Meetings: The boar d meets at 5:30 p.m. at the MDC regional office, on the second Wednesday of the month.

Greene County Farm Bureau: Second Monday of the month at Farm Bureau 2530 S Campbell Ave, Springfield. Starts at 7:30 p.m.

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Friends of Greene County Extension Donors during 2016

Donors to “Friends of Greene County Extension” Ann Hall Bob Cirtin Bobbi Ream Clarissa Hatley Carl Allison Carr Stock Farms Darla and David Johnson David and Stacey Burton David Jones Ellen Chiles Eric Sutton FCS Financial Gale and Becky Edwards George Deatz Gregory Janeczko Greene County Soil and Water Conservation Harold and Darlene Bengsch Herbert & Carol Coggin Howard Schwartz James & Betty Garton Jan Wooten

Jeanie Skibiski Jeff Barber Jennifer Stella Joan Young Joan Bass Joe Crim Judith Bradley Kathryn Steinhoff Kelly McGowan Kip and Becky Thompson Lee Ann Bender Leslie Wilde Lisa Bakerink Maggie Black Marla Calico Marthe D. Close Mary Sue & Tim Joplin Mary Sue Hoban Master Gardeners of Greene County Matt Simpson Morgan N. Ash Old Missouri Bank Pam Duitsman Patrick Byers Peter Longley

Ramona Burton Randy and Linda Underwood Randy Bakerink Renette Wardlow Robert Crankshaw Sanford, Lea and Associates Shelby Bradley Shirley Bridges Stacey Burton Susan Cardwell Teresa Simpson Expedia Match Vogue Cleaners Inc. William Hosman Fred Hall

2016 Donations to Greene County Extension Cash = $21,326

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